Tremorless
/ˈtrɛm.ər.ləs/noun
Not exhibiting or experiencing trembling or involuntary shaking.
Did you know?The core word tremor entered English through Latin tremere, “to tremble,” a verb historically associated with fear, cold, awe, and bodily shaking.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*trem-
“To tremble or shake; a reconstructed Indo-European root”
Classical Latin
Latin
tremere
“To tremble, shake, or be afraid”
Classical Latin
Latin
tremor
“A trembling or shaking”
15th Century
Middle English
tremour
“A trembling or quivering; borrowed through French from Latin”
16th Century
English
tremor
“A shaking movement, especially of the body”
Modern English
English
tremorless
“Without tremor or trembling; formed from tremor plus the suffix -less”